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Domain: schmusedampfer.de
Nserver: ns65.1und1.de
Nserver: ns66.1und1.de
Status: connect
Changed: 2010-07-31T16:50:53+02:00
[Tech-C]
Type: ROLE
Name: Hostmaster EINSUNDEINS
Organisation: 1&1 Internet AG
Address: Brauerstr. 48
PostalCode: 76135
City: Karlsruhe
CountryCode: DE
Phone: +49.721913747660
Fax: +49.72191374246
Email: hostmaster(at)1und1.de
Changed: 2009-04-24T16:52:08+02:00
[Zone-C]
Type: ROLE
Name: Hostmaster EINSUNDEINS
Organisation: 1&1 Internet AG
Address: Brauerstr. 48
PostalCode: 76135
City: Karlsruhe
CountryCode: DE
Phone: +49.721913747660
Fax: +49.72191374246
Email: hostmaster(at)1und1.de
Changed: 2009-04-24T16:52:08+02:00

The WHOIS system originated as a method that system administrators could use to look up information to contact other IP address or domain name administrators (almost like a "white pages"). The use of the data that is returned from query responses has evolved from those origins into a variety of uses including: Read more on wiki...